The war machine - for peace! In 1990, the time-traveling cyborg star of the seventies' Astonishing Tales was literally reinvented to protect the present instead of the future! Terrorism, revolution and giant robot ants come together in Michael Collins' first few issues on the job! Guest-starring Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the X...

New artists would include the Brecker Brothers, John Scofield, John Klemmer, and Michael Gregory Jackson. Much of the initial material by the likes of Cecil Taylor, Gato Barbieri, Marion Brown, and Albert Ayler had appeared before on Alan ...

“An overlooked early session from multi-instrumentalist Michael Gregory Jackson, recording here with a trio of great horn players in a wonderfully sensitive sound!” dustygroove. com
“If you long for some lovely, thoughtful late-night listening, than this disc was made ESPecially for you my dears.

A personal favorite, Heart & Center was seen by many as a commercial sell-out. Compared to Michael Gregory Jackson's ealier avant-garde efforts, it is slick and commercial, but in an inspired Stevie Wonder way.

Although on the scene since the early ‘70s, reedman Oliver Lake continues to find new vehicles for his bittersweet alto saxophone. While best known as one quarter of the World Saxophone Quartet, he has also composed and performed in a multitude of settings ranging from string trios to big bands.